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The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay
attention to it. There is no substitute read more
Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay
attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration,
knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core
of inner silence. The great Sufi poet Rumi wrote, "Only let the
moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the
surface of your being.".
Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in read more
Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in danger of lacking meaning; quite the contrary, we are gorged with meaning and it is killing us.
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.
No vision and you perish; No Ideal, and you're lost; Your heart must ever cherish Some faith at any cost. read more
No vision and you perish; No Ideal, and you're lost; Your heart must ever cherish Some faith at any cost. Some hope, some dream to cling to, Some rainbow in the sky, Some melody to sing to, Some service that is high.
Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody
else has thought.
Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody
else has thought.
Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change.
Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change.
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere
nearby.
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere
nearby.
It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
